I have been to Bespoke Bicycles a few times. Small, charming, and the people who work there are sort of down with the whole Riv point of view. They have copies of BQ in a rack by the cash register and stock VO parts and accessories. They don't actually sell any Riv products, to my knowledge.
On May 7, 8:10 am, Will M <wpm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Howdy -- a NYC shop I've been wanting to visit is Brooklyn's > newwww.bespoke-bicycles.com. Learned about them when the founder posted > this on EcoVelo:http://bit.ly/hkvbwf... Rivish? > > In Manhattan, has anyone found anything more Rivish than Bicycle > Habitat (244 & 250 Lafayette Street)? > > I've been having fun taking my Ram to my LBS (Sids on W 19th St) which > caters to racers and "urban hipsters" and is decidedly non-Rivish. I > say "fun" because every time I swing by with the bike, I educate the > employees a little about how bikes should be designed. (The bike gets > a lot of attention from customers and employees alike when in their > shop. "What is that?" "Cool bike, man." "How old is that bike, > dude?" "Why do you have such a huge frame?") For a while they had a > mechanic from SF who knew all about Bridgestone and Riv, but he went > back home. > > I second the vote for rivbike.com and roadtrips to Harris in W. > Newton, MA. > > Will > > On May 5, 2:56 pm, Cycletex <clifwrightpho...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Anyone have NYC bike shop suggestions that a Riv lover shouldn't miss > > out on? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
